| One of the most distinguished residents
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| | After selling his contact lens business
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| of Palm Beach, Florida, is gas and media
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| | to Cooper Labs for $60 million in 1971,
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| tycoon George Lindemann Sr., one of the
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| | Lindemann went on to become president of
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| richest men in the world according to
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| | Vision Cable Communications, a pioneer in
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| Forbes. With a net worth estimated at
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| | the cable television industry with New
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| $1.5 billion, George Lindemann and his
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| | Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina,
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| family are currently ranked 512th in
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| | South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana
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| Forbes' list of The World's Richest
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| | operations. From there, he became the
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| People 2006.
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| | president and CEO of Metro Mobile
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| George Lindemann, however, is more than
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| | Communications, Inc., the second largest
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| just your usual wealthy man. On top of
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| | SMR (specialized mobile radio) dispatch
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| being a smart and able business executive
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| | company in the United States. Eventually,
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| and a consummate family man, he also
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| | he sold the Metro Mobile cell service to
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| happens to be wealthy in a lot of other
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| | Bell Atlantic for $2.6 billion in 1992.
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| aspects. A patron of the arts, an
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| | At present, George Lindemann is the
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| influential philantrophist, a defender of
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| | chairman of the board, president and CEO
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| civil rights and an avid sportsman are
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| | of Southern Union Company, which ranks as
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| just some of the adjectives that best
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| | the second largest natural gas pipeline
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| describe George Lindemann, the
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| | company in the United States. He has been
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| billionaire.
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| | the chairman and CEO of the company since
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| Born in 1936 in New York City, Lindemann
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| | 1990, while his position as president
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| went on to earn a Bachelor of Science
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| | didn't come until his appointment in
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| degree in economics from The Wharton
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| | November 2005. Lindemann and his family
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| School, University of Pennsylvania. This
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| | own about 10% of Southern Union. His
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| education was put to good use, which
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| | family also currently holds a large stake
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| shows in the resounding success of the
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| | in Verizon Communications. In addition to
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| many diverse enterprises he has entered
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| | all this, he owns 19 Spanish-language
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| into through the course of his life.
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| | radio stations.
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| In 1958, he joined the cosmetics and hair
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| | An active supporter of the arts, George
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| care products company of his father,
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| | Lindemann sits on the board of the New
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| which eventually diversified into
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| | Orleans Museum of Art, as well as that of
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| pharmaceutical products. Dabbling in eye,
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| | the Metropolitan Club in New York City.
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| ear, nose and throat product research, as
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| | He is also on the board of directors of
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| well as early research on intraocular
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| | the International Class A Yacht
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| lenses, Lindemann is primarily
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| | Association, Perto Cervo, Sardinia,
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| responsible for the development and
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| | Italy. Ever the avid sportsman, Lindemann
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| marketing of the first permanent-wear
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| | also happens to be the proud owner of the
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| soft contact lens, Permalens. This is
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| | 180-foot schooner named Adela that took
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| where his fortunes began to rise and
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| | the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2005 at Porto
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| eventually make him one of the wealthiest
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| | Cervo, Sardinia, Italy.
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| men in the world
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